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Somali and Malagasy Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Madagascar
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Somalia
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
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1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
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Somali vs Malagasy Countries

Comparing Somali vs Malagasy countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Somali and Malagasy languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Malagasy is official language is 1

Find if Somali and Malagasy are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Somali and Malagasy speaking countries will give you the presence of Somali and Malagasy languages in different countries. Along with Somali vs Malagasy countries, you can also compare Somali vs Malagasy.

Somali and Malagasy as Minority Language

In Somali and Malagasy speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Malagasy as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.
  • Malagasy as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Somali and Malagasy dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Malagasy Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Somali and Malagasy Regulators

Somali and Malagasy speaking countries provide you Somali and Malagasy regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Malagasy is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Malagasy Language History.

Somali and Malagasy Continents

Thinking about Somali and Malagasy continents in which Somali and Malagasy speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Malagasy. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Malagasy speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Somali and Malagasy languages:

Somali Interesting Facts:

  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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